Golf-bag support



J. E. OVERAND GOLF BAG SUPPORT Sept.'14,1926. n "1,599,786

Filed Feb. 25, 1924 K Patented Sept. 14, 1926.

3 UNITED STATES JOHN EDWARD OVER AND, F STAVELY, ALBERTL'GANADA.

GOLF-BAG SUPPORT.

a uauon filed February 25, 1924. Serial no. 694,946.

My invention relates to improvements in golf bag supports in which a pin working n conjnunction with a spring in a sheath 1s attached to a concealed stay rod and, wlth its sheath and spring, is removable therefrom; and the objects of my invention are, first, to provide a support that Wlll hold a golf bag in an upright position whilethe player is engaged; second, to afford facilities for the quick operation and automatic release of such a device; third, to provide a golf bag support that may be easily attached to any golf bag and be held in place by a concealed stay rod; fourth, to provide means so that the golf bag support may be removed if desirable without damage to the golf bag; fifth, to provide a mechanism that is simple, efficient, and self-cleaning.

I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a view in perspective, showmg the device attached to a golf bag; Fig. 2, a view in perspective of the lower part of the invention hereinafter known as the stay rod; Fig. 3, a view in perspective of the part of the invention hereinafter known as the sheath, including the cap therefor; Fig. 4 a view in perspective of the part of the invention hereinafter known as the plunger pin and spring.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The concealed or interior stay rod 1, has an expansion band 2 firmly fastened to its lower end and an angularly tapering extension 3, pierced to receive the tongue of the sheath as hereinafter mentioned and diescribed. Stay rod 1 is also fastened to the golf bag by a suitable bolt 4, which pierces the side of the bag and passes through a hole in the sheath to engage a nut as hereinafter mentioned, and by a suitable bolt or rihet 5 at the upper end of the said stay 1' The sheath 6 is made of any suitable metal and has a flat back so as to fit a golf bag snugly. A hole 7 is drilled at its upper end to receive bolt 4 of stayrod 1, and a tongue 8 is attached near the lower end in order to slip through the hole made therefor in the extended portion 3 of stay rod 1. Bolt 4 and tongue 8 are thus responsible for holding the sheath and its contents to the golf bag. Sheath 6 has a slot 9 cut therein to allow the neck 10 of plunger pin 11 to slide up and down when placed in the sheath 6. Plunger pin 11 is provided with a pointed end to facilitate its entering into the round. The head 12 of plunger pin 11 is knur ed and has a hole drilled therein to prevent dirt from the foot hampering its motion. A spring 13 fits around plunger pin 11, the upper end coming to rest against neck 10, and the lower against the bottom 14: of sheath 6. This lower end 14: of sheath 6 is tapered as shown to do away with a. bushing and to form the guide of plunger pin 11, working inconjunction with slot 9. A cap 15 fits over sheath 6 and is slotted at the rear in order to pass by bolt 4.

After the invention is attached to a golf bag it is operated as follows :-To support the bag in an upright position the foot pushes against head 12 ofplun er pin 11, pushing the latter downwards. lunger pin 11 is guided by slot 9 and lower end 1 1 of sheath 6 and the pointed portion, made sufficiently long for the purpose, enters the ground and is held there by the contact of the earth with it. The sheath 6 prevents any bending of the plunger pin 11, and stay ro from its supported position it is merely lifted from the ground, and spring 13, made only strong enough for this purpose, returns plunger pin 11 into the sheath 6.

I claim:

1. A golf bag support comprising a concealed stiffening rod extending upwardly fro-m the lower end of the bag, a sheath rigidly secured to said rod and removable therefrom, and a pin having a footlug extending outwardly from the bag and spring-held to its upper position in said sheath; substantially as described.

1 keeps bag stiff. To remove the bag.

2. A golf bag support comprising a ooh- I cealed stiffening rod extending upwardly from the lower end of the bag and fastened thereto by a bolt passing through the bag and engaging a sheath having a vertical slot through the face thereof, a pointed pin spring-held to its inner position in said sheath and having a laterally extending head forming a foot lug and a neck joining said head to its body and slidably arranged in said slot and a cap on said sheath.

3. A golf bag support comprising a concealed stay extending upwardly from an expansion band attached thereto at the lower end of the bag and having a projecting lug, a sheath having a flat back bolted to said 5 stay at its upper end and having a tongue at its lower end projecting through said 1u of the stay, said sheath containing a spring- JOHN EDWARD OVERAND. 

